'Hold the rice bowl of energy firmly in our own hands': CPC delegate

      "We will step up oil and gas exploration, hold the rice bowl of energy firmly in our own hands, and take concrete actions to contribute to ensuring national energy security." said Liu Li, a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Liu Li, head of the Petroleum Production Team at Daqing Oilfield of the China National Petroleum Corporation, made the remarks at the "Delegates' Corridor" at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Breakthroughs in oilfield exploration in Daqing can only happen through innovations in science and technology, she said.